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Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsWest Virginia Superintendent of Schools Clayton Burch is now the new superintendent of the West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and the Blind, after stepping aside as the chief of the state's school system.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsWest Virginia Superintendent of Schools Clayton Burch is leading a tour over the next several weeks to inspire more students to become teachers. The state is currently about 1,000 teachers short, according to state officials.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsWest Virginia leaders in K-12 education are speaking out against a resolution approved by the West Virginia Legislature. The resolution, if approved by voters this fall, would allow the legislature to take rule-making authority from the West Virginia Board of Education.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsWest Virginia’s K-12 and higher education leaders launched a new resource this week that will assist students by helping them find college and career options that meet their specific interests and needs after high school.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsState officials released student testing data for 2021 this week. Scores in math, science and English language dropped during the pandemic. Students in grades 3 to 11 were tested this year.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThis week in our summer education radio series “Closing the COVID Gap,” we spotlight the latest news for K-12 schools in West Virginia. State officials announced Wednesday that there will not be a statewide mask mandate for schools this fall -- even as the Delta variant of COVID-19 surges throughout the country. Local school districts will make their own rules on masks.
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